Once the two were ready, the battle began quickly.
After Tang Yunqin took her position on the smaller reef, a referee riding a Tropius flew above the larger reef in the middle.
"Both sides, send out your Pokémon!"
As the referee's words fell, Tang Yunqin and Gong Xinying threw their Poké Balls at the same time.
Two Pokémon appeared on the field simultaneously.
Tang Yunqin had sent out an Elite Four-level Inteleon.
Gong Xinying, meanwhile, had sent out a Walrein.
Since this was only a friendly match, there were no spectator stands.
Lu Ze and Sui Yan had each ridden their Charizard into the air above the reefs.
The difference was that Lu Ze was alone, while Sui Yan's Charizard carried not only Sui Yan, but Wu Mengxin as well.
Lu Ze's Charizard gave Sui Yan's Charizard a pitying look.
How miserable. It has to carry two people.
The battle began swiftly. Once both Pokémon had been sent out, the little red flag in the referee's hand came down.
The battle had officially begun. Because of the great distance between them, there was no trash-talking segment.
Then again, both of them were girls—and girls with Elite Four-level strength at that—so naturally, they would not talk trash before a match.
It would damage their image.
"Who do you think will win?"
"I don't know about the whole match, but I think Inteleon has the bigger advantage."
Watching Inteleon begin to move, Lu Ze spoke to Sui Yan beside him.
Sui Yan stroked his chin. "But this isn't a nighttime match. Tang Yunqin can switch Pokémon, and she learned her tactics from you. They should be pretty dirty, right?"
Lu Ze, who had been watching the battle, froze for a moment before turning to Sui Yan in disbelief.
"What do you mean,